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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1960
WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
| Month | No, of Accidents | Adults | Children | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Injured | Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Injured | |||
| J anuary | 134 | 3 | 29 | 121 | _ | 1 | 20 | 174 |
| F ebruary | 128 | - | 20 | 105 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 147 |
| March | 149 | 1 | 21 | 128 | - | 3 | 15 | 168 |
| April | 156 | 1 | 26 | 127 | - | 4 | 21 | 179 |
| May | 161 | 1 | 19 | 121 | - | 7 | 28 | 176 |
| June | 167 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 206 |
| July | 164 | - | 16 | 152 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 199 |
| August | 158 | - | 19 | 134 | - | 9 | 35 | 197 |
| September | 166 | 3 | 23 | 138 | - | 6 | 22 | 192 |
| October | 179 | 2 | 26 | 167 | - | 4 | 25 | 224 |
| November | 178 | 2 | 33 | 177 | - | 7 | 19 | 238 |
| December | 150 | 1 | 25 | 149 | - | 5 | 17 | 197 |
| totals | 1,890 | 18 | 273 | 1668 | 3 | 59 | 276 | 2,297 |
| Accidents per mile of road 16.2 | ||||||||